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Agricultural Journal of Victoria. 



Location of the Silo- 



The silo should be couvenient tu the cow shed and other huildiugs, 

 and also to the horse works, so that the chaffcutter may be easily 

 used. As the chaffed material must be filled in at the top, an elevator 

 is usually necessary. Where the buildings are on the side of a hill, 

 a space may be cut out, and the earth used to form a platform for the 

 chaffcutter, and thus the length of the elevator is less. The port- 

 holes should be arranged so that the silage may be emptied down a 

 canvas shute into a truck running to the feeding shed. The arrange- 

 ment shown in Fig. lis a pit silo, combined with a hay loft over the 

 cow stalls. It is most convenient for chaffing the green maize when 

 filling t\ve silo, and for mixing the silage with oaten chaff when 

 feeding to the cows. It is slightly modified from the one in use on 

 Mr. Stockdale's farm, W arrao-nl. 



Fig. 1.— ifl) Cowshed; (.b) hay lolt : (fisilo; (i/) platform ; if I chaftcutter. 



One-half of the width of this end of the building is occupied by the 

 silo, the other half serves for a place to mix the food. Another 

 convenient method is to place the silo at an angle of the farm 

 buildings, and run a light tramway to the different lines of feeding 

 stalls. 



Directions for Building a Silo. 



Diameter, lo ft. ; HhUtHT. 2o ft ; C.\pacit"i, 55 tons. 

 See Figures 2 and '6. 



1 roll P and B paper, or 

 56 sheets . . (1 x 3 x 2(1 gauge Plain Iron. 



